University of Maryland Medical Center
University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore charges 1.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average, based on analysis of 175 procedures at this nonprofit hospital.
Baltimore, MD 21201 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
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Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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Pricing grade
A
Excellent
Avg markup vs Medicare
1.07x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
1.71x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
175
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0.6%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $16,834 | $8,417 | — | 1.7x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH MCC | 492 | $89,893 | $44,946 | — | 1.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $20,588 | $10,294 | — | 1.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $37,019 | $18,510 | — | 1.3x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $21,441 | $10,720 | — | 1.3x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $15,280 | $7,640 | — | 1.2x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH CC | 012 | $115,976 | $57,988 | — | 1.2x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $15,663 | $7,831 | — | 1.2x |
| PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH CC OR PERIPHERAL NEUR | 041 | $37,609 | $18,805 | — | 1.2x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $20,807 | $10,404 | — | 1.2x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $13,609 | $6,804 | — | 1.2x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MC | 024 | $69,357 | $34,679 | — | 1.2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $13,189 | $6,595 | — | 1.2x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $15,675 | $7,837 | — | 1.2x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $79,257 | $39,629 | — | 1.2x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $19,589 | $9,795 | — | 1.2x |
| OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 205 | $62,646 | $31,323 | — | 1.2x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $26,300 | $13,150 | — | 1.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $53,089 | $26,544 | — | 1.2x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $96,874 | $48,437 | — | 1.2x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $15,737 | $7,868 | — | 1.2x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $19,468 | $9,734 | — | 1.2x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $31,194 | $15,597 | — | 1.2x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 516 | $48,616 | $24,308 | — | 1.2x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $22,469 | $11,234 | — | 1.2x |
| LIVER TRANSPLANT WITH MCC OR INTESTINAL TRANSPLANT | 005 | $260,769 | $130,385 | — | 1.2x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $35,962 | $17,981 | — | 1.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $18,634 | $9,317 | — | 1.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $18,025 | $9,012 | — | 1.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $16,461 | $8,230 | — | 1.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $23,448 | $11,724 | — | 1.2x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC | 908 | $69,452 | $34,726 | — | 1.2x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $21,416 | $10,708 | — | 1.2x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $23,439 | $11,720 | — | 1.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $30,068 | $15,034 | — | 1.2x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $59,701 | $29,851 | — | 1.2x |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH CC | 141 | $56,424 | $28,212 | — | 1.2x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $31,242 | $15,621 | — | 1.2x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $40,764 | $20,382 | — | 1.2x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $89,125 | $44,563 | — | 1.1x |
| ORGANIC DISTURBANCES AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | 884 | $33,789 | $16,894 | — | 1.1x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 673 | $57,165 | $28,583 | — | 1.1x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $25,404 | $12,702 | — | 1.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $65,168 | $32,584 | — | 1.1x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 035 | $46,342 | $23,171 | — | 1.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $21,847 | $10,924 | — | 1.1x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $135,574 | $67,787 | — | 1.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 020 | $136,284 | $68,142 | — | 1.1x |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 142 | $39,983 | $19,992 | — | 1.1x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $39,676 | $19,838 | — | 1.1x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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